The DA needs smaller parties like the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), with eight seats, and the African Independent Congress (AIC), with its four seats, as well as the United Democratic Movement (UDM), Congress of the People (COPE), Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) and the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) - all with a seat each, to support the DA's motion.

It seems unlikely some of these parties will side with the DA.

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